FID/II FID Information for Industry Committee THE FID KNOWLEDGE FORUM

What is FID Corporate Network

The voice of private sector is extremely important in the development of the information professions and information businesses. The FID Corporate membership category facilitiates closer and more effective interaction between different groups, and creates international forums where the voice of the corporate sector is heard.

Our target is to create a global network of Corporate Members, who will be able to interact at their level of competence and status. FID's extensive network of national, international, governmental and intergovernmental contacts will give additional opportunities for international networking.

FID believes strongly that all private sector organizations, not just those already in the information industry, have a diect stake in the unfolding information age. But, if their voice are to be heard, corporations must seek out participative forums and opportunities where their influence can make a real difference.

Membership

The FID Corporate Network consists of private sectors entitities worldwide. Corporate members are primarily private sector organizations, but may be quasi-governmental (e.g. state-owned corporations). Representation in the corporate network is aimed at those responsible for the information flow within (global) corporations.

Benefits in joing the FID Corporate Network

Networking

• networking internationally with major global corporations to share information and experiences with peers at the same (high) level
• building personal and international networks inside and outside your own sector of business and industry
• joing an established communications network
• (bi-) annual meeting (also by electronic means, videoconferencing etc)

Knowledge building and exchange

• helping understand international management trends
• benchmarking opportunities
• influencing (global) issues as a group (eg. common issues in training, expertise requirements etc)
• accessing and influencing projects that are to be undertaken by the FID Corporate Network and FID in general
• FID Knowledge Forum
• deciding on surveys directed to key issues. The results of these surveys to be available only to FID Corporate Network members
• understanding of business in other sectors
• improve services to our own organization

All FID Corporate Network members gets a free fullpage ad for their company in the FID News Bulletin.

Cost of membership

Membership fee for FID Corporate Network is US$ 3000 for a period of 12 months. To join, contact FID Secretariat or Karl Kalseth

Members

• Apple Technology Group
• AT&T
• Kone
• United Technologies

Professional programme activities

Main focus areas are:

• business flexibility and change
• globalisation
• work process orientation
• strategic business orientation of information services
• information and knowledge exchange

(Meeting schedules to be included)